Cushion for railroad-rails.



` G. mELLY.

CUSHION FOR RAILROAD RAILSl APPLICATION FILED DEC. I4, I9 I`4.v

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sectionV is provided i :tending lugl, which ver vpart 'of the Hanf-ie" hile the tapering Vwall theend wall of .the of thisv construction vis is tightened, the sec- .rdly,` pressing the two :f

vardly, thereby rwedg- [ist vtheend walls, and

;ion so that they. hold 3ion.

han the fastening de.- Y

`e spring-to flatten out pon it without undue'` .amping device.

. 7o thesection- 6, is made. ovlde forthe vertical to persons skilled in"` h as there will` be a, and the ties are .lo-

every two feet, there forty cushionsy vunder l ling should be calcungth requisite to ypreessed. more than onetween the lower face ,pper faceof'the plateV effect of' the cushion late 19 on the upper" 1,00 fthe .concreteftie Aby and inthis way ma-" [fectuallyprevent the life ofthe device.l iyinventionwhat I sire to secure by Letwith a concrete tie, of

Vrailto the tie,a fiat on the upper surface penings to receive they 7ed spring plate hav-i' tk portions .engaging A f ,rinrrnnsfrarns GEORGE `RIELLY, or `saturn RosA',`c AL'1FoRNi 'CUsHIoN lnon Beltman-rinus. i

'Railroad-Rails@ 'which the followings ai specification. 'i Y l Myinvention relates to-that class "of de# Avices'which are designed to be used in cony nection with concrete'ties. v It is a well-known fact thatthe most serious objection to concrete ties is owing toV their inability to cushion the blow of Vthe wheels of the railroad. rolling stock, the result being that although preferable `to,

Wooden ties in many instances, they are not generally used for this reason. y

Y My invention has for its object to provide a cushion to be used in connection with my improved fastening device for concrete Y' ties described in my Patent #1097880,

May 26, 1914, and has for itsobject to interposef a resilient cushion preferably formed of metal intermediate the rail and the tie which will absorb the effect of the blow without damage, either to the coach or ings which are hereunto annexed and are a part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1, is a vertical sectional view of my invention showinga fragmentary portion of a concrete tie, the rview beingtaken on theline -x, in Fig. 2. Fig. 2', is a top or plan view of the device. Fig. 3, is a perspective view of one of the cushions.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar partsthroughout the entire description.

As shown in thedrawings, 1V indicates a T-rail which is mounted upon the concrete tie 2 being secured in position by meansof the clamping device which issthe one shown in the hereinbefore mentioned patent, and which consists of three sections, two of which, 6n and 7, are provided with straight sides 8, andtapering sides 9 and 10.' The third section 11,' is provided vwith parallel sides which'are adapted toengage the tapering side 9 of the section 7,1and'the end wall 12, of the recess 13, which is vformed in the concrete tie 2. The section 7, is provided with an upkwardly extending stem 14, and is provided i specificati@ of Lettersraient. Pai Application-meeseptember 14,1911. serialjNoQselAaa 'with threads designe( internal nut 15,'which nThe upper .part of with an outwardly en is engagdbythe loi 17 ofr the. lr ail V1 w ofsection 6, engages recess 13..y The result that lwhen thenut 15 tion 7, is4 drawn upwa adjacent sections outi ing them vtightly agai: holdingthem in posit the rail firmlyin posit The innerface of l straight as at 18 to Vp1 movement lof the rail f Y Intermediate the lo 17 of the rail 1, and tl I mountv a. iiat `plate above-this, I mount m preferably formed of showny in Fig. 3, this s] two slots, or recesses, adapted to surround for securing lthe rail t( be of greater depth t vice, so as tov permit th when weight is put Vu pressure against the cl VIt will be apparent theart that'inasmuc cushionv for every tie,

"cated approximately will besubstantially each car,l and theV` sp1 latedtopossess a stre: vent their lbeing depr half vof the `distance bl Vof the plate `2,0011' the u 19, as otherwise the' would Ybe, lost.

By providing the p surface of the tie, I-ei abrading ymovement o Y means of the "spring,

terially 'increasing the `Hav1n`g descrlbedv n regardlfas new and des V ters Patent is:

- of the tie and Vhaving o securing means, 4a curr mg relatively straigh the Wear plate, said straight portions having slots adapted to accommodate the securing means, said slots being of a length to allow movement of the spring plate Without the Walls of the slots engaging the fastening means. g

2. The combination with a concrete tie, of means for securing a rail to the tie, a flat Wear plate positioned on the upper surface of the tie and having openings to receive the securing means, a spring plate having a substantially fiat rail seat, and substantially fiat Wear plate engaging portions, curved portions connecting the rail engaging sections and Wear plate engaging portions to provide resiliency, each of the plates having openings to receive the rail fastening means, the openings of the spring plate extending from the edges thereof and terminating Within the flat surface or" the rail engaging portion to allow movement of the spring plate with relation to the fastening means.

.ln testimony whereof, have signed the foregoing specification.

GEORGE RELLY.

wWitnesses:

ARCHIBALD M. JOHNSON, ZORA LAMBERT.

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